NOVA LIMA, Brazil, Aug. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Afya Limited, or Afya (Nasdaq: AFYA) today announced the appointment of Rafael Munerato de Almeida to its board of directors and audit committee as an independent member, effective as of today.
Mr. Munerato was a member of the board of directors of Medcel Editora e Eventos S.A. from February 2016 to March 2019. Mr. Munerato provides medical services for D’Or Consultoria em Corretagem de Seguros e Benefícios Ltda., Funcional Health Tech Soluções em Saúde Ltda., Associação Beneficiente Bom Samaritano, Hospital Bom Samaritano de Maringá S.A., IBES - Instituto Brasileiro para Excelência em Saúde and Trigger Participação e Administração S.A. Mr. Munerato also provides medical services through his private medical practice, is a director at IBES - Instituto Brasileiro para Excelência em Saúde, and a consultant at Multivida Participações S.A., Grupo Kronberg, Switzerland Global Enterprise and CBEXs - Colégio Brasileiro de Executivos da Saúde. He holds a degree in medicine from Santa Casa de Misericórdia de SP, a residency in clinical medicine from Santa Casa de Misericórdia de SP, a residency in cardiology from InCor FMUSP, a specialization in cardiac arrhythmia from InCor FMUSP, and an MBA in health management from FGV.
Mr. Munerato’s appointment increases the size of Afya’s board of directors to nine directors.
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